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Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana
Salmonflies
Pteronarcys californica

The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.

Dorsal view of a Skwala (Perlodidae) (Large Springfly) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
This Skwala nymph still has a couple months left to go before hatching, but it's still a good representative of its species, which was extremely abundant in my sample for a stonefly of this size. It's obvious why the Yakima is known for its Skwala hatch.
27" brown trout, my largest ever. It was the sub-dominant fish in its pool. After this, I hooked the bigger one, but I couldn't land it.
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Brown trout, East Antietam Creek, 2006
hot day, very low water, black hair cricket
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CaseyP on Feb 23, 2007February 23rd, 2007, 10:15 am EST
the photos on this forum are really neat, so there is a wealth of experience to answer my question:

how do you get the fish to lie so still next the reel on the grass or on the rocks? it's a wonderfully effective pose.

i have to snap mine in the MeasureNet because otherwise they are away like greased lightening. even then all too many photos are ruined when the fish wiggles, like this prize.
"You can observe a lot by watching." Yogi Berra

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